Broken Press

704 examples of press incompetence

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Journalists should see it, too.

The 1633 trial of Galileo over his backing of the heliocentric theory came to symbolize the church’s hostility to open inquiry.

Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science

Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of their tactics.

The New York Times • William J. Broad